Titan International (TWI) Competitors

Greenbrier Companies (NYSE:GBX) and Titan International (NYSE:TWI) are both small-cap transportation companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, community ranking, media sentiment and valuation.

Does the media prefer GBX or TWI?

In the previous week, Greenbrier Companies had 21 more articles in the media than Titan International. MarketBeat recorded 23 mentions for Greenbrier Companies and 2 mentions for Titan International. Titan International's average media sentiment score of 1.69 beat Greenbrier Companies' score of 0.26 indicating that Titan International is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Greenbrier Companies	7 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	5 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Titan International	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in GBX or TWI?

95.6% of Greenbrier Companies shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 80.4% of Titan International shares are held by institutional investors. 1.8% of Greenbrier Companies shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 32.5% of Titan International shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more volatility and risk, GBX or TWI?

Greenbrier Companies has a beta of 1.56, suggesting that its share price is 56% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Titan International has a beta of 1.64, suggesting that its share price is 64% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is GBX or TWI a better dividend stock?

Greenbrier Companies pays an annual dividend of $1.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.1%. Titan International pays an annual dividend of $0.02 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.3%. Greenbrier Companies pays out 20.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Titan International pays out -33.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years.

Do analysts rate GBX or TWI?

Greenbrier Companies currently has a consensus price target of $57.00, indicating a potential upside of 37.18%. Titan International has a consensus price target of $11.00, indicating a potential upside of 56.63%. Given Titan International's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Titan International is more favorable than Greenbrier Companies.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Greenbrier Companies	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Titan International	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.50

Which has higher earnings & valuation, GBX or TWI?

Greenbrier Companies has higher revenue and earnings than Titan International. Titan International is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Greenbrier Companies, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Greenbrier Companies	$3.51B	0.37	$160.10M	$6.26	6.64
Titan International	$1.85B	0.24	$78.76M	-$0.06	-117.05

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in GBX or TWI?

Greenbrier Companies received 91 more outperform votes than Titan International when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 61.54% of users gave Titan International an outperform vote while only 60.65% of users gave Greenbrier Companies an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Greenbrier Companies	Outperform Votes 427 60.65%	Underperform Votes 277 39.35%
Titan International	Outperform Votes 336 61.54%	Underperform Votes 210 38.46%

Is GBX or TWI more profitable?

Greenbrier Companies has a net margin of 5.10% compared to Titan International's net margin of -0.51%. Greenbrier Companies' return on equity of 12.10% beat Titan International's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Greenbrier Companies	5.10%	12.10%	4.39%
Titan International	-0.51%	5.76%	2.04%

Summary

Greenbrier Companies beats Titan International on 12 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.